Keeper of the Plains
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Keeper of the Plains is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. The nearest named place is Indian Center Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 130 miles off.
The story
The Keeper of the Plains is a 13.4 metres (44 ft) Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas, adjacent to the Mid-America All-Indian Center. Surrounding the base of the statue are multiple displays which describe the local tribes that used to inhabit the area, as well as several fire pits which are sometimes lit to illuminate the statue at night. The fire pits, which are known as the Rings of Fire, are lit manually for public safety and run in 15-minute increments. They are generally lit once a night around 7 pm during the winter and at sunset during the summer.
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Wikidata Q7744058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974-05-18
- Height
- 44'
- Material
- metal
What to expect
How to reach it
- 129.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans’ Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- South Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
- Mayor's Pine Grove: 0.5 mi
- Millwood Park: 0.6 mi
- The Night Sky: 1.1 mi
- 99 Words and Phraises Coined by Shakespeare: 1.1 mi
- Strength Through the Spirit of Growth: 1.4 mi
- Plains of Creativity and Kindness is Magic: 1.4 mi
- Love Anyway: 1.5 mi
- Indian Center Museum: 0.1 mi
- Exploration Place - Science and Discovery Center: 0.2 mi
- Wichita Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kansas African American Museum: 0.6 mi
- Kansas African American Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Wichita Botanica Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Gallery: 3.6 mi
- art gallery: 3.6 mi
- Display Gallery: 3.6 mi
- Display Gallery: 3.6 mi
- Vietnamese American Community Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Final Call: 1.7 mi
- Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 1.7 mi
- 1978 Titan II Missile Accident Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Hilltop Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Mulvane Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum: 21.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.9 mi
- Textron TAPD Outdoor Break Area: 5.6 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
- Annelly: 21.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:34 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita WX, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/984831116
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